Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29
THE ANARCHISTS.

General Roger A. Pryor Retained to Assist
in Presenting The Case OF the Con-
demned Chicago Anarchists to the United
States Supreme Court-Mrs. Parsons Ar
rested.
CHICAGO, Sept. A-General Roger A.
Pryor was quoted in yesterdays dis
patches as saying that he was undecided
Just what form of appeal he would take
In the Anarchists case, but that he should
attack the constitutionality of the Illinois
law regarding the construction OF the
jury. ssThis law has been in operation
since 1874" said General Pryor, sand has
not yet been passed upon by the Supreme
Courtn
ST have nothing to say about the mat
tel" Mr.. Grinneil replied with his usual
urbanity to q reporter, who ventured 70
ask him what he thought of General Fry
or's views on the jury law. have
already said that the Anarchist case can
not be carried into the United. States Su-
preme Court on any pretext whatever"
ssThe constitutionality of the law has
never been called in question be-
FORE" said Judge Jameson.
have not read the full report e
the Supreme Court decision in tho
Anarchist case. It may be that exceptions
were taken during the trial before Judgs
In !
were taken the Supreme Court certainly
acted upon them. If no such exception
was taken during the trial the point can
not now be raised, as the United States
Supreme Court will only consider such
points as were raised during the trial
the case. The act itself is the law
under which all our juries We're
drawn, and il at some future time n
should prove unconstitutional it would, OF
course, have a very widespread influence
upon Illinois courts in general 1t is GER
tainly vital point"
Melville W. Fuller said that it was Inn
possible to tell from the dispatch exactly
what defense General Pryor would make.
He had looked up the laws of 1874 and
could find nothing to base an opinion on.
Lucy Parsons, the wife Of the condemned
Anarchist, was arrested yesterday after
noon for violating the city ordinance
against distributing hand-bills on the
streets. She was requested by an officer
to desist but refused, replying that she
was amenable to the laws. A great
crowd followed the policeman and his
prisoner to the station. There she offered
her circulars to every one, not excepting
Captain O'Donnell. Continuing to refuse
to stop distributing the circulars, she was
locked up. The penalty for her offense is
more than fifteen dollars. The circulars
were copies of Parsons address to the
public, published in Thursdays papers.
GENERAL PRYOR CONFIDENT.
NEW York, Sept. 24.-Captain Black,
who arrived from Chicago Thursday
night, was at the Office of General Roger
A. Pryor at eleven o'clock yesterday
morning to present the case of the con-
demned Anarchists with the end in view
of carrying the case to the United States
Supreme Court. General Pryor said
that he would not commit himself to
the management of the case, at least until
he was made thoroughly acquainted with
it. The consultation lasted until fifteen
minutes to two O'Clock. When Captain
Black came out from the lawyers sane
tum his face was wreathed in smiles. He
would only say, however: 81 have won
General Pryor over, having explained
every thing to his satisfaction and con-
WINGED him of the business of our side."
General Pryor said: 81 am convinced
that the points taken by General Black
are excellent, and that an application for
a writ Of error will be granted. l do not
see how the application can be refused,
and we shall not lose moment in carry
ing the case to Washington. say 'we.'
for / am now connected with the
case. l am confident that we shall
obtain the writ in time to prevent the ex-
ecution of the condemned men. In my
Judgment, formed from Captain Blacks
notes, the records show so many errors
that no great exertion will be necessary
for us to win. The unexpected may hap
pen, of course, but have no fear"
MRS. PARSONS RELEASED ON BAIL.
CHICAGO, Sept. A.-Mrs. A. r. Parsons,
the wife Of the condemned Anarchist, who
was arrested yesterday afternoon for circu-
lating he husbands ''appeal to the Ameri-
can people," was released from durances
vile after detention of about an hour,
business manager Bielefield of the Arbeiter
Zeitung giving security for her appear
ance to-day for trial Mrs. Parsons says
she believes she has right to do all she
can to help her husband when he is con-
damned RI doath